Anxiety 

Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. It may look like ruminating thoughts, feeling stuck in a cycle, and consistent worry or feeling overwhelmed. Anxiety shows up in many forms and can be cognitive, physical, and behavioural.

If this sounds like something you may be experiencing, our team can help by teaching cognitive reframing skills, challenging unwanted behaviours, and can help you better understand and manage symptoms.

  • Excessive worry or fear about a situation (present or future focused)

  • Persistent thoughts of fear

  • Feeling irritable and tense

  • Physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, increased temperature, sweating, nausea, etc.

  • Having a sense of immediate danger or panic

Anxiety can look like:

  • Social Anxiety

  • Generalized Anxiety

  • Separation Anxiety

  • Health Anxiety

  • Panic Disorder

  • Phobias

Anxiety can also be accompanied with:

Anxiety treatment:

Here at Maywood Counselling, we practice from an eclectic framework. Anxiety treatment often incorporates modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). While focus on symptom/emotion recognition, management, and emotion tools.